Apple Source Code For iBoot Gets Posted Online

The critical secret code that allows iOS devices to boot up has leaked online -- and Apple has confirmed it's real

Troy Mann
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10 February, 2018, 01:50

Although Apple hasn't directly commented on the breach's authenticity, its expedited DMCA request strongly implies the source was genuine code. The code, "iBoot", could potentially allow hackers to find security holes in the smartphone, enabling them to analyse Apple's code, replicating and manipulating it for malicious objective. "There are many layers of hardware and software protections built into our products, and we always encourage customers to update to the newest software releases to benefit from the protections".

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Despite these assurances from Apple, some security experts have warned iPhone and iPad users to secure their devices.

It said that the iBoot source code is the part of iOS that is responsible for ensuring a trusted boot of the operating system.

"This is the biggest leak in history", Motherboard reported Levin told them, confirming that the code - whose source is unknown - may be legit. A flaw in the program could make iPhones open to a new wave of jailbreaking attacks. As security researcher and penetration tester Dan Tentler pointed out over email, "ask yourself this: would [Apple] release a press statement saying the sky is falling and that this [iBoot] leak will allow people to break into [iPhones] easier?" While Apple has responded that it's not an issue for the security of current products, some believe it could still be important in finding new vulnerability and bugs in iOS. "And now it's wide open in source code form".

In 2004, for example, millions of lines of code were leaked for Microsoft's Windows NT and 2000 operating systems.

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